A ridge of high pressure remains in place over Southern California. This will lead to continued warming for the Coachella Valley over the coming days. An area of low pressure will move through the Southland early next week. While rain chances have slowly been diminished, wet weather cannot be ruled out for the desert. Any
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While we continue to see cool mornings, highs have consistently been in the lower 70s and today will be no exception. We will also see some passing clouds as a weak trough moves past us. The overall weather pattern see the core of this low pressure system staying well to our North as the Jetstream
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Temperatures have been very comfortable today and will continue to be mild this evening. Temperatures will fall into the 50s around 8 PM, so you may want to bring a jacket if you plan on eating outside. We remain under a weak ridge of high pressure. This is allowing our temperatures to continue to subtly
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We’re expecting a mostly sunny and mild Valentine’s Day with highs in the lower seventies this afternoon. A persistent ridge of high pressure remains in place over the region, protecting us from the storm moving across the Pacific Northwest. Changes arriving early next week include a chance of rain on Monday and Tuesday, but prior
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Northern California looks to have a rainy Valentine’s Day as a low-pressure system nears the West Coast on Wednesday. It’s a very different picture for Southern California, with plenty of sunshine and highs in the low 70s for V-Day. The next opportunity for rain in the desert arrives early next week, with Monday currently being
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We remain a bit cooler than normal today, but high pressure is slowly building into the region. This will keep us clear and sunny, and will also warm temps up by a few degrees over the next several days. This afternoon will see highs near 70, beating yesterday’s 68 reading. By the weekend, highs will
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A ridge of high pressure is building over Southern California. This will bring the Coachella Valley plenty of fair weather this week. Temperatures will also subtly rise throughout the workweek. Looking out toward this weekend and early next week, we can see our next potential for rain. Confidence in exact timing or impacts remains low
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Earthquakes can happen at any time and without any warning, so it’s important to always be prepared for a quake should one hit. If you find yourself in an earthquake, CAL OES recommends you drop to the ground, cover, and hold on. One of the biggest things you can do before a quake is assemble
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Temps in the 30s and 40s greeted us this morning, along with a Frost Advisory in the Inland Empire. High pressure will keep skies clear and slowly warm us up this week. High pressure will remain stable through the week, but by the weekend it will break down giving us the potential rainfall by Sunday.
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Super Bowl Sunday looks to be dry, quiet, and cool if you’re spending time outside in the Coachella Valley. Expect clear skies overhead and chilly evening temperatures. Another Frost Advisory has been issued for areas of the Inland Empire to the west of the Coachella Valley. Chilly temperatures will be felt locally with overnight lows
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A chilly night is ahead for Southern California. Northerly winds will weaken over the next 12 hours but have left behind cooler air. A Frost Advisory has been issued for areas in the Inland Empire west of the Coachella Valley for tonight. Following a cool morning, daytime temperatures will warm to the mid 60s for
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While sunnier skies are expected this weekend, cooler-than-normal temperatures will remain. Daytime highs will reach the mid 60s with overnight lows in the 40s. This might come as good news for those participating in the 26th annual Tour de Palm Springs this weekend! A Wind Advisory is in effect for Western Riverside County and the Inland Empire
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Partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures were the focus of this Friday’s forecast. Light showers will continue to linger over the higher elevations surrounding the Coachella Valley into the evening. A Wind Advisory will take effect early Saturday morning for Western Riverside County as well as the Inland Empire. The strongest gusts will occur below
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There are a number of tools and types of forecasts meteorologists use every day. However, forecasts are never perfect. In general, the further out a forecast goes, the more fine details are lost. This is because the complex equations and programs that create our weather models are time-dependent. The programs essentially act like a giant
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High pressure will build in across the region today, drying out the last few pockets of rain and snow, and slowly warming us up, too. Despite the modest warming trend we will remain below our seasonal normals through the weekend. We’re getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, so break out your red and
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A Wind Advisory remains in place through 6 PM this evening. Winds will be out of the west with a gust potential up to 65 MPH. However, the valley floor will see winds closer to 30-40 MPH. The strongest winds will be in the usual wind-prone areas. While the strongest winds will be felt in
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A fast moving low pressure system dropped more than a quarter of an inch of rain in Palm Springs overnight, but now skies are clearing. We’ll be cooler today, with highs only near 60 behind that storm. A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. as gusty winds swirl around that departing low. In
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A Wind Advisory will go into effect at 7 PM this evening and will last through 7 PM Thursday. Winds will be out of the west and may gust up to 55 MPH. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for our local mountains through 8 AM Thursday. The heaviest snow will fall above 6,000
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